Imaginative minds have sometimes pegged the Internet as the new Wild West, a vast land of opportunity fraught with peril. That’s a bit of a stretch, but if there’s one ideal that should hold as true in this new frontier as it did in the old, it’s Roy Rogers’ plea to never fence him in. […]
Verizon launches LTE in 29 new markets, expands service in 36
Verizon today announced the launch of its 4G LTE service in 29 new markets, as well as the expansion of service in 36 of its existing markets. A list of the new and expanded markets announced today can be found online. Yesterday, AT&T announced the acquisition of spectrum licenses from Comcast, while Sprint hopes to […]
FCC approves AT&T’s bid to buy Comcast spectrum
The FCC yesterday approved AT&T’s bid to soak up spectrum from Comcast, stating the “proposed transactions would serve the public interest.” The deal gives AT&T licenses to AWS-1 and WCS spectrum in 608 markets, covering 82 percent of the U.S. population in 48 states. In the FCC’s report, AT&T states that the spectrum is “‘underutilized’ due […]
Sprint seals deal to buy 100% of Clearwire
Sprint’s bid to own 100 percent of Clearwire has been accepted at $2.2 billion, which equals the $2.97-per-share cap that Sprint majority stakeholder Softbank placed on the deal. Sprint said the deal takes the enterprise value of Clearwire to approximately $10 billion, “including net debt and spectrum lease obligations of $5.5 billion.” News of the […]
Softbank caps Sprint’s bid for Clearwire; investors ask for more
Sprint’s bid to buy the remaining portion of Clearwire is proving more complicated than originally thought, as Softbank, which plans to acquire a 70 percent stake in Sprint next year, draws a cap on Sprint’s bid for Clearwire, and investors say they want a lot more per share than that bid will allow. Sprint’s bid […]
T-Mobile, Apple partnering on products in 2013
Deutsche Telekom today announced that its subsidiary T-mobile USA is partnering with Apple to “bring products to market in 2013.” The news comes almost as a side note in a press release covering Deutsche Telekom’s financial investments for the coming year. Few specific details are known about what products T-Mobile and Apple will be bringing […]
AT&T to offer personalized ‘video bills’ to wireless customers
Going it alone against a long, winding wireless bill can be scary and confusing. It’s an affliction AT&T will look to alleviate as it rolls out “video bills,” personalized online videos explaining account statements with a soothing voiceover, graphics and music. AT&T made a similar service available to its U-verse Voice, TV and Internet subscribers […]